lofortyx californicus

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   plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon

   SynonymsCalifornia quail

   Broaderquail

Questions about lofortyx californicus

What does lofortyx californicus mean?

lofortyx californicus means "plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon".

What is another word for lofortyx californicus?

Close synonyms include California quail. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lofortyx californicus a common word?

lofortyx californicus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.